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Loreena McKennitt - The Bonny Swans Capo 2 Intro: Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G Verse 1: Am F C G A farmer there lived in the North Country Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C He had daughters one, two, three F G The swans swim so bonny o Verse 2: Am F C G These daughters, they walked by the river's brim Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C The eldest pushed the youngest in F G The swans swim so bonny o
Instrumental: Am G Am G Verse 3: Am F C G "Oh sister, oh sister, pray lend me your hand" Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C "And I will give you house and land" F G The swans swim so bonny o Verse 4: Am F C G "I'll give you neither hand nor glove" Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C "Unless you give me your own true love" F G The swans swim so bonny o Instrumental: Am G Am G Am G Am G Verse 5: Am F C G Sometimes she sank, sometimes she swam Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C Until she came to a miller's dam F G The swans swim so bonny o Verse 6: Am F C G The miller's daughter, dressed in red Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C She went for some water to make her bread F G The swans swim so bonny o Instrumental: Am G Am G Verse 7: Am F C G "Oh father, oh daddy, here swims a swan" Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C "It's very like a gentlewoman" F G The swans swim so bonny o Verse 8: Am F C G They laid her on the bank to dry Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C There came a harper passing by F G The swans swim so bonny o Instrumental: Am G Am G Am G Am G Verse 9: Am F C G He made harp pins of her fingers fair Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C He made harp strings of her golden hair F G The swans swim so bonny o Verse 10: Am F C G He made a harp of her breast bone Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C And straight it began to play alone F G The swans swim so bonny o Instrumental: Am G Am G Verse 11: Am F C G He brought it to her father's hall Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C And there was the court, assembled all F G The swans swim so bonny o Verse 12: Am F C G He laid the harp upon a stone Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C And straight it began to play alone F G The swans swim so bonny o Instrumental: Am G Am G Am G Am G Verse 13: Am F C G And there does sit my father the king Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C And yonder sits my mother the queen F G The swans swim so bonny o Verse 14: Am F C G And there does sit my brother Hugh Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C And by him William, sweet and true F G The swans swim so bonny o Verse 15: Am F C G And there does sit my false sister Anne Am F C G Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down Am G F C Who drowned me for the sake of a man F G The swans swim so bonny o Outro:
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